Mali vs Congo 04.06.2022

The thrills of African football continues this weekend as Mali and Congo slug it out in the opening Group G AFCON qualifier. The Eagles of Mali, in search of a 9th straight appearance at the continental showpiece, will look to fly past Congo and get the campaign off to a bright start.

For Congo, the race for a 6th tournament ticket begins with this tricky tip to West Africa. The 1972 winners know how difficult it is to get something away from home against a strong side like Mali. Hence they will be hoping to put up a good fight here and will be grateful to take anything away ahead of the 2nd leg.

Considering home advantage and Mali’s quality, we expect them to navigate this one with a 1-0 final score.

Main tip: Correct Score 1-0 (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats Mali vs Congo

Considering the last 5 meetings between these teams;

• Mali won 2. Congo won 2, and a game was drawn
• On average these matches scored 2.00 goals per match
• The last time they met, Mali won 5-4 via penalties

Latest results Mali

• 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss in their last 5 matches
• 2 goals scored in the last 5 matches. Average of 0.40 goals per match
• In their last match, they drew 0-0 against Tunisia

Latest results Congo

• 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 5 matches
• 4 goals were scored in the last 5 matches. Average of 0.80 goals per match
• They lost 2-1 to Sierra Leone in their last match

AFCON Qualifiers Group G Standings and Latest Results

Mali: rank n/a – 0 matches – 0 wins – 0 draw – 0 loss – 0 points
Form Guide (most recent first): D-L-D-W-D

Congo: rank n/a – 0 matches – 0 wins – 0 draws – 0 loss – 0 point
Form Guide (most recent first): L-L-L-D-D

Possible squad Mali

Mali: Mounkoro; Traore. H, Sacko, Kouyate, Haidara; Haidara. M, Bissouma, Traore, Traore. H, Djenepo; Kone

Out: None

Coach: Mohamed Magassouba

Possible squad Congo

Congo: Ndzila; Mapata, Bakima, Rozan, Ondongo; Ngouonimba, Binguila, Ossete, Matondo; Maleka, Mouandzib

Out: None

Coach: Christian Nsengi-Biembe

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Correct Score 1-0

1Xbet offers competitive odds for the bet “Correct Score 1-0”
The odd of 4.00 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 25% chance that the game will end 1-0 in favour of Mali

Odds comparison for Correct Score 1-0

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2) Bet on Under 3.5 Goals

• 4 of their last 5 encounters had 3 or fewer than 3 goals scored.

Odds for this bet

Betway has competitive odds for “Under 3.5 Goals”

The odd of 1.18 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 85% chance that this game will produce less than four goals

Odds comparisons for Under 3.5 Goals

Betway – odd 1.18
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